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DARTMOUTH, N.S. — Andreanne Langlois and Toshka Besharah-Hrebacka The new Canadian duo won the bronze medal at the World Championships in the women's 200m kayak on Saturday.
Hungary's Blanka Kiss and Anna Rudzuk won her K2 sprint in 38.76 seconds at Lake Banuk in Dartmouth, New South Wales.
Spain's Sara Ozande and Teresa Portela won the silver medal in 38.96 seconds, beating Canada by just three of her 100ths.
Langlois, her two-time Olympian, ten years her senior to 19-year-old Beshara Frebacca, made her first mark at the senior international level.
"We are learning different things from each other," said Langlois. “It brought back the spark in me that if you forget the fun of paddling, you can lose in sports. 45} Both paddlers raced in K4 who finished 9th in the 500m one hour before reaching the K2 sprint podium in their home waters.
"The turnaround her time was not as difficult as expected," she said Besharah-Hrebacka.
"We are very confident in our crew and our ability to win 200 races. The biggest challenge is calming ourselves from all the excitement before the next race."
The duo will also compete in the K2 500m on Sunday.
Paralympic paddler Briana Hennessy won bronze in the KL1 200, a day after winning silver in the VL2 200m.
KL1 and VL2 players have restricted leg movement and trunks.
Ottawa's Hennessey was hit by a speeding car in Toronto in 2014.
Her best result at last summer's Tokyo Paralympics was fifth place in VL2, or outrigger canoeing within two years of starting the sport.
"I'm known for being a slow starter and my coaches call me the 'comeback kid'. So in her final 100m I'm trying to pick up speed and catch up with all the great guys. We have athletes here," said Hennessy.
"I'm so sorry and I can't believe I did this. I don't think it's affected yet and it will take a few days."
Canada has a boat in the final of 15 on Sunday, the final day of the World Championship race.
This Canadian Press report was first published on August 6, 2022.
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